Marcelo Sosa

Marcelo Sosa

Sosa in action forPeñarolin 2010
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Fabián Sosa Farías
Date of birth	(1978-06-02)2 June 1978
Place of birth	Montevideo,Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2003	Danubio	155	(17)
2004	Spartak Moscow	8	(0)
2004–2006	Atlético Madrid	28	(0)
2005–2006	→Osasuna(loan)	11	(0)
2006	→River Plate(loan)	2	(0)
2007	Nacional	22	(1)
2008–2009	Tecos UAG	35	(0)
2009–2010	Peñarol	20	(2)
2011–2012	Racing Montevideo	28	(1)
2012–2013	Danubio	18	(0)
Total		327	(21)
International career
2003–2005	Uruguay	27	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSosaand the second or maternal family name isFarías.

Marcelo Fabián Sosa Farías(born 2 June 1978) is an Uruguayan retiredfootballerwho played as adefensive midfielder.

His nickname is "Pato" –Spanishforduck– and he played professionally for clubs in five countries.

Club career

Born inMontevideo,Sosa started his career atDanubio FC,being a mainstay for several seasons. In January 2004 he joinedFC Spartak Moscowon a four-year deal, but only six months later he moved toAtlético MadridinSpainon afree transfer,signing a three-year link with theLa Ligaclub.

Although he appeared in 28 league games duringthe campaign,Sosa failed to impress, being loaned to fellow league sideCA Osasunawhere he was used rarely during theNavarrese'shistorical season(a fourth place). He addedtwo contestsin theUEFA Cup.

After another loan, atClub Atlético River Platein January 2007, Sosa was allowed to join hometown'sClub Nacional de Footballon another free transfer, despite still having a six-month contract left with Atlético Madrid. On 7 January 2008,Tecos UAGofficially presented him to theGuadalajara-area media.

In the 2009 summer 31-year-old Sosa returned to his country, signing with national powerhouseC.A. Peñarol.In early February 2011 he joined fellowPrimera DivisiónteamRacing Club de Montevideo,on a six-month contract.

International career

Having first appeared forUruguayin 2003, Sosa represented the nation at the2004 Copa América,playing in all the matches for a final third-place.

External links

• Marcelo Sosaat BDFutbol
• National team data(in Spanish)
• Marcelo Sosaat National-Football-Teams
• Marcelo Sosaat Soccerway